Senior Scrum Master – Defence
1 day ago
Coventry
Introduction At IBM CIC, we provide technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK. A career in IBM CIC means you’ll have the opportunity to work with leading professionals across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. You will get the chance to deliver effective solutions, driving meaningful business change for our clients, using some of the latest technology platforms. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success here. You’ll be encouraged and supported to constantly reinvent yourself, focusing on skills in demand in an ever changing market. You’ll be working with diverse teams, coming up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, who may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations. Our culture of evolution centres on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience. We Offer • Many training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry recognized certifications, • Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us, • Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year, • Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks, • A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome, • Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees, • Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme, • Lead and coach cross-functional teams delivering secure, high-quality custom development solutions or managing ongoing application support for defence and security clients., • Champion Agile values and principles, ensuring effective Scrum practices are followed across teams., • Facilitate key Scrum events (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives) and remove impediments to team progress., • Mentor and guide other Scrum Masters and team members to build Agile capability across the organisation., • Ensure project delivery within agreed scope, budget, and timelines while meeting business, technical, and contractual obligations., • Oversee project plans, budgets, schedules, and staffing, coordinating activities among IBM teams, client stakeholders, and vendor partners., • Establish and maintain effective communication with stakeholders, providing regular project updates and ensuring transparency., • Drive continuous improvement in delivery processes, Agile maturity, and project management methodologies., • Proven experience in project management and methodologies., • Strong organizational, time and stakeholder management skills., • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills., • Demonstratable evidence of strong commercial and financial management experiences., • Ability to work well in a team and adapt to changing priorities., • Team leadership experiences, • Agile Scrum Master, • Project Management experience, • Team leadership, • Experience with project management software (e.g., Jira, MS Project, Asana)., • Knowledge of Agile methodologies and Scrum framework., • Familiarity with software development life cycle (SDLC)., • Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment., • Passion for project management and continuous improvement, • Certified Scrum Master (CSM), • Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM), • Certified Scrum Professional – ScrumMaster (CSP-SM), • Professional Scrum Master I, II, III (PSM I–III), • SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), • Scrum Master Accredited Certification (SMAC)